1996 Citroen AX Reviews - Page 2 of 2

Noting yet has happened to the car. I have only had it for a week.

When I bought it, there was a full tank of fuel. I've not filled it up yet and I've done quite a lot of traveling. It must be about 70 miles so far.

The car is nippy for its size.

I have not pushed it yet, but easily got 60 out of it.

Insurance for it is quite cheap, being a small engine.

Nothing to complain about so far.

Nothing.

The car is lively enough with just the driver, additional persons affecting the performance / handling noticably. For a town car it is lively enough, fun to drive and is fantastic on fuel economy returning a maximum of 58 mpg on a motorway run, and very good economy around town.

It is a "pretty" car, especially with metallic finish and colour co-ordinated bumpers.

Having previously driven a Sierra, the interior compares favourably for size and feel, I am still amazed at its small exterior size to interior "feel".

Pretty unreliable for a major manufacturer and mass produced model.

Binding rear brakes.

Constant whistling noise from door seals above 55mph.

Faulty fuel gauge.

Window winder fell off.

All this paid for from my own pocket!! Should have bought something German or British instead of this French piece of crap on wheels.

Wouldn't advise this car as a good piece of reliable transport. It never let me down but the niggling faults sadly made it an annoying traveling and ownership experience.

Don't think I would buy from Citroen again. If I did it would be from a main dealer with a warranty.

The Citroen AX 1.5 diesel is a small car with the feel of a larger car. It has excellent roadholding, extremely economic diesel engine and excellent gearbox.

It's design, which started as one of the "3 litre / 100 km" projects back in 1980, was and still is quite advanced. The design combines relatively low weight, excellent streamlining, excellent comfort and excellent mechanics, especially for a car of this size.

This diesel car should never have been taken out of production (in 1997). Although it lacks airbags and other things considered "safety enhancements" which only add to weight and hence fuel consumption, it has an enormous amount of built-in safety because of it's behaviour on the road, once you understand how to drive it.

The BX diesel I have owned was a very satisfactory car, but the AX certainly has a uniqueness the BX lacks.

Throttle Problems: Car developed 'hiccups' at 44,000 miles. Potentiometer replaced at a cost of £260. Now the throttle cuts out completely for several seconds fairly regularly. 'Hiccups' still remain although less often.

Fairly nippy for a 1.0 litre engine, but is still underpowered and could use 5 better ratioed gears too.

Very easy to drive though; easy gear-change and good handling, although it feels fragile on fast corners.

It's an OK town car but nothing special. Fuel economy is fantastic though, it'll do 350 miles on £25's worth of unleaded.

Throttle problems are becoming very annoying.

Scratches and dents appear from nowhere, and the bodywork seems fragile.

Depreciation is a major worry too, with the car losing £2000 in value over two years.